Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . lliiiliJif 8111. Among the more prominent hotels inthe city of Washington is the well knownand popular Emmet House, situated op-posite the Baltimore and Ohio RailroadDepot, Mr. D. OBrien, proprietor. Thishotel was established by Mr. OBrien in1877, and from the date of opening hasalways had a large and first-class patron-age. In 1880 a large addition was-made,and the house refurnished and remodeledthroughout, t
Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . lliiiliJif 8111. Among the more prominent hotels inthe city of Washington is the well knownand popular Emmet House, situated op-posite the Baltimore and Ohio RailroadDepot, Mr. D. OBrien, proprietor. Thishotel was established by Mr. OBrien in1877, and from the date of opening hasalways had a large and first-class patron-age. In 1880 a large addition was-made,and the house refurnished and remodeledthroughout, the building now being about40 by 140 feet in dimensions, and fourstories in height. The first floor is occu- pied by the dining room, office, and restau-rant. On the second floor are the parlorsand sleeping apartments, 32 in number,all of which are well arranged and finelyventilated. The house is managed on theAmerican and European plan, and thefine cuisine attracts a large and increasingpatronage from the traveling public. , the proprietor, is a native ofNew York city, where he was born in1836. At the age of eleven he came toWashington, where he learned the stone-cutters trade, and foll
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